to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
appearance; air; condition; state; form
in the end; on top of that
energetic; lively; dynamic; vigorous
gloomy feeling; dark sign
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
phantom; vision; illusion
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to slide into; to slip into
slowly and quietly; stealthily
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
like a decent person; human
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
hairline at the nape of the neck; nape
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound